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Ukraine at War: Four Perspectives from Ukrainian Civil Society

Thu. September 15th, 2022
In Person - Washington, DC & Live Online

Rapidly unfolding developments on the battlefield suggest that the momentum of the war in Ukraine is entering a potentially decisive phase. Two key elements of the incredible resilience and creativity of Ukraine’s resistance to the Russian invasion are the country’s longstanding network of independent civil society organizations and its tradition of volunteerism. Notably, many of these organizations have long been led by women.  

Join former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine and Carnegie Endowment senior fellow Marie Yovanovitch for an extremely timely conversation with four leading civil society figures from Ukraine.

DemocracySecurityForeign PolicyGlobal GovernanceCivil SocietyRussiaUkraine
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Yuliya “Taira" Paievska

Yuliya “Taira" Paievska is a celebrated military medic who chronicled her experiences in Mariupol using a body camera and was held captive by Russian forces for three months earlier this year.

Hanna Hopko

Hanna Hopko is the former chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada. She is now the chairwoman of ANTS, a civil society organization, and the co-founder of the International Center for Ukrainian Victory.

Olena Halushka

Olena Halushka is a board member of the Anti-Corruption Action Center (ANTAC) and the co-founder of the International Center for Ukrainian Victory.

Alyona Getmanchuk

Alyona Getmanchuk is the founder and director of the New Europe Center, a Kyiv-based foreign policy and national security think tank.

Marie Yovanovitch

Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program

Marie Yovanovitch is a senior fellow in the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.